Text of the Illegal Pornography Prosecution Act of 2000

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 26, 2000 but was never passed by the Senate. The text of the bill below is as of Jul 26, 2000 (Referred to Senate Committee).

July 26, 2000

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Illegal Pornography Prosecution Act of 2000’.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice for fiscal year 2001 not to exceed $5,000,000 to be used by the Criminal Division, Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, for the hiring and training of staff, travel, and other necessary expenses, to prosecute obscenity cases, including those arising under chapter 71 of title 18, United States Code.